This page collects research on using #raspberry-pi based cameras (aka #pi-camera) to take [Infragram](/wiki/infragram) multispectral photos, for plant health analysis. It is supported in part by the [AREN project at NASA](/aren). ## Design goals Low cost, low complexity, easy to build and open source! Also see the [Image Sequencer](/image-sequencer) project which is designed to run on a Raspberry Pi for on-board image processing. To get a kit with this already set up on an SD card and/or Raspberry Pi camera, see: * [Infragram Pi Camera Kit](https://store.publiclab.org/products/infragram-pi-camera) * [Pre-flashed SD cards for Raspberry Pi cameras](https://store.publiclab.org/products/pi-builder-cards) ## Quick start [notes:grid:activity:pi-camera-setup] If yours is already assembled, just plug it in using a Micro USB cable (or battery pack) and it'll create a WiFi network called `00-PiCamera` -- password `publiclab` -- which you can log into from your phone or laptop. You'll quickly see streaming video, be able to take photos, timelapses, or videos, do motion triggered capture, and more. ## Questions Questions can be either frequently asked questions, or "next step" challenges we're looking to solve. [questions:raspberry-pi-infragram] ## Activities Activities show how to use this project, step by step. [activities:raspberry-pi-infragram] ...
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| Aleksi12358 | "I managed to connect with usb. Now I will try to get camera to work and calibrate my spectrometer. I followed this: https://learn.adafruit.com/turn..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| Aleksi12358 | "I have problem with this. I cannot get my raspberry pi to connect to my wifi router. I have tried different thing in wpa_supplicant file that I fou..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "This may also be helpful! https://publiclab.org/notes/partsandcrafts/12-03-2017/setting-up-the-raspberry-pi-camera-for-wireless-streaming " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, @lach_myers -- we are trying to link up RPi Cam Control to SpectralWorkbench.org -- take a look here: https://publiclab.org/questions/warren/0..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Also could be interesting to @maggpi -- check it out! " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| sjmanosalvas | "@carolccarvalho please your help, I trying to do a similar project for school, but I'm new with MATLAB program, Could you send your codes to implem..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi @partsandcrafts @bmela @wmacfarl @kgradow1 - I broke out the "install on an SD card" steps into a separate activity: https://publiclab.org/note..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| tech4gt | "@warren please suggest if anything needs to be added? " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "I got this running -- it was pretty simple to change a couple files in the boot drive. But I found that it wasn't easy to just connect via a web br..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "We found that for WiFi networks with no password, you can get it to log into any open network with: network={ key_mgmt=NONE priority=-999 ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| cedarlodge | "It would use the USB port. The zero is wired to draw power through it as well as data. I've just enabled it on the Pi zero i'm using at work. You ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "OMG I know what you mean, @wmacfarl and I have been talking about how one tiny thing can ruin your whole day when working with Raspberry Pis. And I..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Awesome!!! We're going to start distributing these with buttons and low-profile batteries soon at http://store.publiclab.org so including a button ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| cedarlodge | "Have got it to work before in a pi zero (no WiFi). Key thing is to make sure the micro usb you use is also a data cable. That’s one very frustratin..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| cedarlodge | "Here’s a basic guide to adding a tactile button to the GPIO pins: https://www.modmypi.com/blog/tutorial-tactile-switch For a neater package, i’d ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Looks like you can just load it as an image using this code, and insert it: var piImage = new Image(); piImage.onload = function() { ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Broke out the idea of a USB-only connection in this question! https://publiclab.org/questions/warren/12-15-2017/how-can-we-set-up-a-raspberry-pi-ca..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "I did find some links here, but haven't tried it! https://learn.adafruit.com/turning-your-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-usb-gadget/ethernet-gadget htt..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Awesome -- i used the image and it worked perfectly! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, @partsandcrafts @wmacfarl @kgradow1 @bmela - i'd be happy to do some formatting work on this post if you want to add my username as a coauthor ..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "There's some really good starting code here: https://www.sitepoint.com/streaming-a-raspberry-pi-camera-into-vr-with-javascript/ Please help out if..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Oh! The docs say "Clicking on the image will toggle between normal and full screen mode." Awesome! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| stevie | "@stevie awards a barnstar to partsandcrafts for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "I'm collecting up info about this here: https://publiclab.org/wiki/raspberry-pi-infragram [activities:raspberry-pi-infragram] and questions about..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago |